History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Band 2J. Murray, 1879 |
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... English the author of The Rights of Man , ' had been electe member of the Assembly in Paris , on account of his adva political opinions ; and , after his trial for sedition in E land , an English mob showed their sympathy by taking ...
... English the author of The Rights of Man , ' had been electe member of the Assembly in Paris , on account of his adva political opinions ; and , after his trial for sedition in E land , an English mob showed their sympathy by taking ...
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... English shout pealed high and clear ; the mass was rent asunder , and Norman Ramsay burst forth , sword in hand , at the head of his troop , his horses , breathing fire , stretched like grey- " hounds along the plain ; the guns bounded ...
... English shout pealed high and clear ; the mass was rent asunder , and Norman Ramsay burst forth , sword in hand , at the head of his troop , his horses , breathing fire , stretched like grey- " hounds along the plain ; the guns bounded ...
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... English , whom we esteem , regret ; but we will fight them without fear . " Mat were precipitated by the execution of the French King ; on the 24th January M. Chauvelin received notice to England within eight days . Once again the ...
... English , whom we esteem , regret ; but we will fight them without fear . " Mat were precipitated by the execution of the French King ; on the 24th January M. Chauvelin received notice to England within eight days . Once again the ...
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... English troops first took the field , forming part of the Allied Army under the Prince de Cobourg . The French suffered reverses at Famars and Quiévrain ; but the first occasion on which the Artillery re- ceived special mention was on ...
... English troops first took the field , forming part of the Allied Army under the Prince de Cobourg . The French suffered reverses at Famars and Quiévrain ; but the first occasion on which the Artillery re- ceived special mention was on ...
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... English troops coverin operations towards Cambray . Twice between the 23r 26th April did the Duke of York's force defeat the Fr and on the 26th it was mainly owing to the well - dir fire of the Royal Artillery , under Colonel Congreve ...
... English troops coverin operations towards Cambray . Twice between the 23r 26th April did the Duke of York's force defeat the Fr and on the 26th it was mainly owing to the well - dir fire of the Royal Artillery , under Colonel Congreve ...
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18-pounders 24-pounders 2nd Captain 6-pounders 7th Brigade advance Allies ammunition arms arrived Artillerymen attack Badajoz Battalion Battery battle of Waterloo Board breach Brigade has become British campaign carriages Cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel Dickson column command commenced companies conduct Corps dated despatch detachment Division drivers Duke of Wellington duty Edward Sabine embarked enemy enemy's engaged England expedition Field Artillery fire force Frazer French garrison Gibraltar gunners guns head-quarters howitzers Infantry July June killed King's German letter Lieut.-Colonel Lieutenant Lord Wellington Macleod Major Dickson March Master-General ment mentioned Mercer's military mortars Napier non-commissioned officers occasion operations Ordnance Peninsula Peninsular War Portuguese Portuguese Artillery Ramsay ranks reader received Regiment retreat rocket Ross's round shot rounds Royal Artillery Royal Horse Artillery Sept shot siege Sir Edward Sir John soldiers Soult Spanish tion took troop of Horse Vittoria waggons Walcheren whole Woolwich wounded wrote
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Seite 295 - But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights...
Seite 295 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured...
Seite 320 - When the extent of the night's havoc was made known to lord Wellington, the firmness of his nature gave way for a moment, and the pride of conquest yielded to a passionate burst of grief for the loss of his gallant soldiers.
Seite 296 - ... as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the height. There, the French...
Seite 283 - No expressions of mine could do justice to the conduct of the troops throughout. Nothing less than the almost unparalleled exertions of every officer, the invincible bravery of every soldier, and the most determined devotion to the honour of his Majesty's arms in all, could have achieved this brilliant success, against such a formidable enemy so posted.